Paph (Pulsar x Black Cherry) '#1' X Paph. fairrieanum 'Super Red'

This is a discussion on Paph (Pulsar x Black Cherry) '#1' X Paph. fairrieanum 'Super Red' within the Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium, Cypripedium IN BLOOM forums, part of the Orchid Photography category; I'mmmmmm back...
A bad sinus infection (time off work) and lots of spiking 'chids have ...

Paph (Pulsar x Black Cherry) '#1' X Paph. fairrieanum 'Super Red'

I'mmmmmm back...

A bad sinus infection (time off work) and lots of spiking 'chids have lured me back to the forum after a six-month hiatus. Sorry all! Didn't abandon you - just got swallowed up in work after my knees were a-ok (100% now!)

Was perusing the recent posts today and I saw a spate of vini paph pics, and want to throw mine in as well. This was an RVO purchase from about a year ago. Wasn't in bloom or spike at the time. This was my first bloom, plant's second. The flower just dropped last month after a good 2+ month bloom.

It's not the best shot - just a quick snap. I didn't get under it enough to capture the evident fairrieanum dorsal, but it's there! Another wonderful 'chid from RVO.

It was great reading your posts today. I'm truly glad the forum's as happily twisted as ever... But I detect a loss of Louis' sick humor. Quite a loss!

I thought of you this summer - I bought a small crop (more than I have room for) of great bearded iris, from the pre-eminent US source. Am waiting anxiously for next Jun/Jul to see their huge, gorgeous blooms. (I knew you'd care!)

(They send her out as a spy bot to sense what long-dead members might be haunting the RVOforum...)

She caught me skulking around on the site (honest, I wasn't on for more than a couple of minutes) in mid-December. She confronted me (in her frighteningly friendly way) in a PM that I saw this morning as I came back for another skulk...thus, I'm now out of the closet.

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